New Hope, Pennsylvania

New Hope, Pennsylvania
New Hope station in October 2010
New Hope station in October 2010
Official seal of New Hope, Pennsylvania
Location of New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Bucks County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Bucks County in Pennsylvania (right)
New Hope is located in Pennsylvania
New Hope
New Hope
Location in Pennsylvania
New Hope is located in the United States
New Hope
New Hope
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°21′51″N 74°57′5″W / 40.36417°N 74.95139°W / 40.36417; -74.95139
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Government
 • MayorLaurence D. Keller
Area
 • Total1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2)
 • Land1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation
69 ft (21 m)
Population
 • Total2,612
 • Density2,056.69/sq mi (794.08/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18938
Area codes215, 267, and 445
FIPS code42-53712
GNIS feature ID1182332[3]
Websitewww.newhopeborough.org

New Hope is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,612 at the 2020 census. New Hope is located approximately 30 mi (48 km) north of Philadelphia, and lies on the west bank of the Delaware River at its confluence with Aquetong Creek. New Hope and neighboring Solebury and Upper Makefield townships are part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The two-lane New Hope–Lambertville Bridge carries automobile and foot traffic across the Delaware to Lambertville, New Jersey, on the east bank. New Hope's primary industry is tourism.

Historic former residents include Founding Father Aaron Burr and author James A. Michener.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Hope